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Growers must also pay close attention to the costs of doing business on the farm. As costs of inputs such as fuel and fertilizers continue to increase, growers must find new ways to increase efficiency and help consumers understand the value of their products. By keeping costs under control and selling product at a fair price, growers are able to expand the industry in New York.
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From Seed to Success: Turn Your Idea into an Actionable Plan
January 7, 2025
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March 4, 2025
: From Seed to Success: Turn Your Idea into an Actionable Plan
Cornell Winter Fruit Webinar Series 2025
January 17, 2025
January 31, 2025
February 14, 2025
February 28, 2025
March 14, 2025
: Cornell Winter Fruit Webinar Series 2025
NYS Grown and Certified Grant Program Webinar
January 29, 2025 : NYS Grown and Certified Grant Program Webinar
Northeast Extension Fruit Consortium 2025 Winter Webinar Series
February 12, 2025
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March 12, 2025
: Northeast Extension Fruit Consortium Winter Webinar Series
New York Farm Laborer Overtime Threshold to Decline
Elizabeth Higgins, Team Leader, Business Management Specialist
Eastern New York Commercial Horticulture
New York's state government took another major step toward reducing the farm laborer overtime threshold on September 30, 2022. Labor Commissioner Roberta Reardon issued a press release and official order accepting the findings of the Farm Laborer Wage Board report6. The NY State Department of Labor will now begin a rule making process to make the Commissioner's order formally a state regulation, this process will include a 60-day public comment period. This is the conclusion of a long and controversial political process that started with the 2019 passage of the Farm Laborer's Fair Labor Practices Act (FLFLPA) in 2019, and continued through 14 lengthy public meetings and hearings of the wage board.
Upcoming Events
NYS Grown and Certified Grant Program Webinar
January 29, 2025 : NYS Grown and Certified Grant Program Webinar
Are you planning to apply to the NYS Grown and Certified ITRD Grant Program, but you have hit a wall in completing the application? This webinar is for you. Meet with Cornell Cooperative Extension Educators statewide who are providing support to farmers applying for this program.
Grapevine Pruning Workshop
January 31, 2025 : Grapevine Pruning Workshop
Kinderhook, NY
Join us for a grapevine pruning workshop at Samascott Orchard. This workshop is ideal for anyone looking to learn or refresh their grapevine pruning skills, and we will focus on pruning Concord grape vines.
Cornell Winter Fruit Webinar Series 2025
January 17, 2025
January 31, 2025
February 14, 2025
February 28, 2025
March 14, 2025
: Cornell Winter Fruit Webinar Series 2025
Week 1: Digging Into Pruning and Soil Health
Week 2: Cider Apples - Mechanized Harvesting and Patulin Food Safety
Week 3: The Value of "Eco-Friendly" Marketing - OMRI, Red Tomato, EcoApple, NYS Grown and Certified
Week 4: Biopesticides and Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) for Berries
Week 5: St. Peachtrick's Day - Stone Fruit Insect and Disease Management